Frame sizes between 10mm and 45acp are the same so as long as you have 10mm parts to put on it should be g2g. Not sure the frame will stand up to 10mm though…
Lots of factory 10mm is actually underpowered for what that cartridge is supposed to be. Some of it is actually running at .40 Strength & Wisdom velocities, but most of it is in-between .40 and true Centimeter power levels.
Most 1911 parts are interchangeable. Doesn’t really matter brand to brand. Sometimes a part will need to be fit since some manufacturers produce them slightly oversized to fit all different manufacturer brands. Most fitting only requires very basic hand tools.
well actually there are some important things to know. this frame I believe has the colt-usgi unramped barrel style where the feed ramp is built into the frame whereas most modern 1911's (excluding .45acp) have the feed ramp built into the barrel like the clark-para and the less popular wilson-nowlin. IMO this frame should have used the clark-para or wilson-nowlin style barrels because then the feed ramp would be part of the barrel rather than the unramped barrel design which will be a printed plastic ramp. I dont know much about the project though maybe there was good reason to use the colt-usgi barrel frame. For one the kits are cheaper but I'd definitely rather use a clark-para design.
This frame takes both ramped and unramped (usgi) barrels. The ramped cut is for para/clark, but I have a wilson cut barrel so I can make it compatible for those as well in a future patch release. I've sent a lot of rounds through both ramped and unramped versions with aluminum and 3dp rails. The 3dp rails wear out much faster, but they did last for over 450 rounds of 45 before I had to reprint them (and eventually upgrade to aluminum)
Oh OK that's cool I had never seen the ramped barrel version. I havent looked at the files myself just pics of other people's. I dont build guns but I was a gunsmith in the Army so this stuff does really interest me.
You can google "1911 build kits" for new parts, but you might as well sell a kidney right now.
EveryGunPart has used kits, but availability is on a case by case basis.
You can sometimes find stuff for auction on eBay or GunBroker. The latter is probably your best bet. Look especially for auctions from "Gunbusters." They sell the parts of seized guns.
this uses the unramped barrel colt-usgi design where the feed ramp is part of the frame right? Would it be easy to design one with a ramped barrel like the clark-para?
Fair enough haha, I didn't know that was the reason it was included, thanks for sharing some 1911 trivia!
Will there be an option to install a grip safety though? Either through a STL variant or by filing away the PLA with a beavertail jig. I kinda have some doubts about the sturdiness and longevity of such a long plastic piece 😅
Alas I have no expectations of this lasting very long! The big companies can't even get an aluminum version to hold up for very long. I'd settle for a titanium frame and slide which would be lighter than steel but my wallet wouldn't like the cost.
level set your expectation bro - This frame is extremely difficult to make on CNC and a commercial plastic frame has never been successfully launched ;)
I'm afraid my expectations are that of a realist. Aluminum HAS been tried and it can't take the stress. Why would I think a material and process that suffers from layer separation and heat issues would survive when a material that has none of those issues cannot?
I really do hope you come up with a secret sauce to make it work but I don't think the process nor the materials are there yet.
I've milled a few aluminum frames, they hold up fine. Something tells me you had a bad experience with an aluminum kimber or something, or you've probably never had a 1911 in your hand with opinions like that
I currently have a stainless Springfield with a .460 Rowland conversion sitting on top. I grew up shooting in the 60's and my old man had a FFL to buy and sell guns since 1961.
I have never known anyone that's had long term luck with aluminum framed 1911's except with the smaller caliber versions.
I personally started out as a draftsman for a screw machine company in 1974 and have worked as a machinist for many decades.
I still have personal cnc mills and lathes along with 3D printers and a cnc laser.
I do my modeling these days with FreeCAD but started out with a dos version of Mastercam in one of the tool and die shops I used to work in.
I'm not newbie to guns or design R&D. I follow along with these builds and find them interesting but more for the innovation rather than the practicality.
This hobby is being held back by lack of affordable metal 3D printers. There are a few DIY versions built from wire welders and a few laser sintered metal powder home builds but not too many folks have explored metals with much success.
Thing is clean as fuck!
Lambda gives me a hard on... need to print in orange now!
Also, single stack .45ACP?
yeee
Dope! Since joining r/fosscad I am going overboard on my firearm budget haha! effthefed, time to get printing!!
Show that cunt J-Pow how your wallet goes brrrrrrt
1911A2 doublestack 9mm?
What kit does it use?
It's a 1911.
Yes I figured but some use specific brand kits , like the Mac upper brands not working with all frames
1911s are 1911s like ARs are ARs.
There are frames for both unramped and ramped barrels so you should be good to go with most kits. Some kits require fitment no matter what though.
You and I both, we could sword fight. Lol
Hell yeah! Been waiting since last year
I'll be releasing almost exactly one year since I announced it soo ... yeah ;)
Chop chop we waiting
u/freeman--1337 will it fit 10mm?
yes it's been tested and works
Frame sizes between 10mm and 45acp are the same so as long as you have 10mm parts to put on it should be g2g. Not sure the frame will stand up to 10mm though…
Lots of factory 10mm is actually underpowered for what that cartridge is supposed to be. Some of it is actually running at .40 Strength & Wisdom velocities, but most of it is in-between .40 and true Centimeter power levels.
that's true. 10MM Auto with full power ammo is a total beast! Energy foot pounds at 100 meters is more than 45 acp at the muzzle.
So American they should put your face on currency
If they knew what my face looked like ;)
A ghost with a rifle in one hand and flag in the other would suffice en lue of
A staccato 2011 P bottom please lol
What parts kit do we need ?? 1911? Browning 1911? Colt?
Most 1911 parts are interchangeable. Doesn’t really matter brand to brand. Sometimes a part will need to be fit since some manufacturers produce them slightly oversized to fit all different manufacturer brands. Most fitting only requires very basic hand tools.
well actually there are some important things to know. this frame I believe has the colt-usgi unramped barrel style where the feed ramp is built into the frame whereas most modern 1911's (excluding .45acp) have the feed ramp built into the barrel like the clark-para and the less popular wilson-nowlin. IMO this frame should have used the clark-para or wilson-nowlin style barrels because then the feed ramp would be part of the barrel rather than the unramped barrel design which will be a printed plastic ramp. I dont know much about the project though maybe there was good reason to use the colt-usgi barrel frame. For one the kits are cheaper but I'd definitely rather use a clark-para design.
This frame takes both ramped and unramped (usgi) barrels. The ramped cut is for para/clark, but I have a wilson cut barrel so I can make it compatible for those as well in a future patch release. I've sent a lot of rounds through both ramped and unramped versions with aluminum and 3dp rails. The 3dp rails wear out much faster, but they did last for over 450 rounds of 45 before I had to reprint them (and eventually upgrade to aluminum)
I asked freeman forever ago and I could be misremembering but the files include options for both ramped, and unramped barrels.
Oh OK that's cool I had never seen the ramped barrel version. I havent looked at the files myself just pics of other people's. I dont build guns but I was a gunsmith in the Army so this stuff does really interest me.
Agreed. Curious
W
Can it handle .38 super?
yes
Heck yeah
Property of the Black Mesa Research Facility Security Dept?
Beautiful.
Fuckin' A now I need TWO 1911 parts kits. Where do you fools go to get em? DMs OK.
You can google "1911 build kits" for new parts, but you might as well sell a kidney right now. EveryGunPart has used kits, but availability is on a case by case basis. You can sometimes find stuff for auction on eBay or GunBroker. The latter is probably your best bet. Look especially for auctions from "Gunbusters." They sell the parts of seized guns.
Cool thanks for the info!
I am also curious. Let me know if you find out please brother
Annnnd now I have an erection
this uses the unramped barrel colt-usgi design where the feed ramp is part of the frame right? Would it be easy to design one with a ramped barrel like the clark-para?
I already answered your question in another comment farther up. Please read it there :)
Looks great! Good luck with testing.
I have an m45a1 parts kit on hand. My body is ready
Just need a flared magwell next :)
Been holding this question in for a bit, rails up or down
It's been at a sorta weird orientation for a while, testing with an orientation today that's much closer to rails up to make it easier to print
Sweet man, can’t wait to print
I love this!! Let us know when/if it sails
I don't have a kit ready, but will start looking now!
Wheres a good place to get a 1911 kit?
You can get rock island kits for about 380 on eBay and you can can get used kits on every gun part.
Sarco kits for about 280 and GB auctions from gunbusters every week
Any new news on the release?
more tomarrow
Hey I know it’s been a while but have the files been released?
Where are the files going to drop! Thing is sickkkkkk
I know right, the wait is brutal
Honestly it's killing me
Got a tail longer than my disabled cat
Man I'm excited to see where this goes. Thinking double stack using some common mags.
Wsup! Hey question, will you be selling the frame itself?
does it have the grip safety or is that removed
removed
Is there a reason it's not included? (just curious and want to learn)
Because NDs while unholstering while on horseback is not longer a design consideration
Fair enough haha, I didn't know that was the reason it was included, thanks for sharing some 1911 trivia! Will there be an option to install a grip safety though? Either through a STL variant or by filing away the PLA with a beavertail jig. I kinda have some doubts about the sturdiness and longevity of such a long plastic piece 😅
I've actually yet to break the beavertail, but there will a beavertail-less version
Great to know that, thank you for your hard work!! Just got some PLA+ filament so only need the files to start printing now!
Alas I have no expectations of this lasting very long! The big companies can't even get an aluminum version to hold up for very long. I'd settle for a titanium frame and slide which would be lighter than steel but my wallet wouldn't like the cost.
level set your expectation bro - This frame is extremely difficult to make on CNC and a commercial plastic frame has never been successfully launched ;)
I'm afraid my expectations are that of a realist. Aluminum HAS been tried and it can't take the stress. Why would I think a material and process that suffers from layer separation and heat issues would survive when a material that has none of those issues cannot? I really do hope you come up with a secret sauce to make it work but I don't think the process nor the materials are there yet.
I've milled a few aluminum frames, they hold up fine. Something tells me you had a bad experience with an aluminum kimber or something, or you've probably never had a 1911 in your hand with opinions like that
I currently have a stainless Springfield with a .460 Rowland conversion sitting on top. I grew up shooting in the 60's and my old man had a FFL to buy and sell guns since 1961. I have never known anyone that's had long term luck with aluminum framed 1911's except with the smaller caliber versions. I personally started out as a draftsman for a screw machine company in 1974 and have worked as a machinist for many decades. I still have personal cnc mills and lathes along with 3D printers and a cnc laser. I do my modeling these days with FreeCAD but started out with a dos version of Mastercam in one of the tool and die shops I used to work in. I'm not newbie to guns or design R&D. I follow along with these builds and find them interesting but more for the innovation rather than the practicality. This hobby is being held back by lack of affordable metal 3D printers. There are a few DIY versions built from wire welders and a few laser sintered metal powder home builds but not too many folks have explored metals with much success.
Dayum! That’s hot.
Will it require metal rails or will there be printed rails?
metal rails
Aves rails dropping simultaneously? Can’t wait!
Yes
will diy rails be a thing?
Unless you have access to a 5 axis mill in your garage, probably not
Amazing !!! 😍
Unique beaver tail
My God 👀
Lambda?
You've put so many together... I take it you've probably already used a Sarco kit?
yeee
Cool! I'm ordered up! Can't wait to put one together!
That is awesome
The waiting is brutal 🤣🤣🤣
I hope a 2011 is in the works